NA members pledge to amend Media Council Bill
Chairperson of the National Assembly Ganesh Timilsina today said political parties and the Federation of Nepali Journalists had decided to forge consensus on the disputed Media Council Bill after it...
Govt to table toned-down media bill
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The government is preparing to take the Media Council Bill forward, addressing the key concerns raised by the media fraternity and other stakeholders. These concerns include provisions regarding...
Government is working on Mass Media Bill with harsher provisions for media sector
After the controversial Information Technology and Media Council Council Bills, the government is working on a new media-related bill—the Mass Media Bill—which has some provisions that free press campaigners say are aimed at...
A new film bill draws sharp criticism from Nepali entertainment industry
A new film bill proposed by the KP Sharma Oli administration has alarmed filmmakers, who say the bill, if enacted in its current form, will certainly stifle creativity and...
FNJ to protest for rights of working journalists
The Federation of Nepali Journalists has decided to exert pressure on media houses to implement the provision of minimum salary. A meeting of Working Journalists’ Interest Promotion Committee lead by...
Anticipating criticism, government puts Mass Communication Bill on hold
Stung by criticism over a number of controversial bills, including the Media Council Bill and Information Technology Bill, the government has decided to hold back its plan to present the Mass Communication Bill...
NCP’s commitment prompts FNJ to suspend protest
Kathmandu, July 9 Khimlal Bhattarai, chief whip of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) in the National Assembly, today said NCP lawmakers were serious about the concerns and issues raised by...
Mediapersons, activists flay government
ederation of Nepali Journalists organised a ‘press freedom assembly’ today as part of its third phase of protest against the Media Council Bill. On the occasion, civil society members flayed...
Province 3 govt to manage mass communication media from province itself
KATHMANDU: Registration, renewal, regulation and archiving of mass communication media — including FM radio, cable television networks, print and online media — will now take place from the Office of the...
Clean-feed policy will be implemented: Baskota
Kathmandu, June 28: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota has said that any reshuffle of the Council of Ministers is the prerogative of the Prime Minister. “I...
MPs damn bills curtailing rights
Opposition leaders flayed the KP Sharma Oli-led government in the House of Representatives today for ‘bringing bills to curtail people’s religious and cultural freedom, freedom of expression, press freedom and...
FNJ’s protest against Media Council Bill enters third phase
The Federation of Nepali Journalists today launched its third phase of protest against the Media Council Bill tabled by the government in the Federal Parliament. A press statement issued by...
In stunning continuation, comedian remains in detention despite widespread calls for his release
Galvanised by news reports and social media posts about the arrest of comedian Pranesh Gautam for a film review, dozens of people took to the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday...
FNJ unveils new protest against media bill
KATHMANDU, June 12: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has unveiled third-phase of protest on Tuesday demanding withdrawal of the controversial Media Council Bill from parliament. Accusing the government of...
FNJ announces fresh protest programmes
The Federation of Nepali Journalists has announced its third phase of protests demanding withdrawal of the controversial Media Council Bill from the Parliament. According to FNJ, the bill has provisions...
Journos hit the street against Media Council Bill
Hundreds of working journalist today took to the street at Babarmahal-Maitighar road segment, forming a human chain to protest against the Media Council Bill tabled in the Parliament. Journalists protesting...
Lawmakers voice concern about Media Council Bill
Kathmandu, May 28 The Federation of Nepali Journalists today held an interaction with lawmakers representing various political parties at the House of Representatives and National Assembly on Nepal Media Council...
Rid Media Council Bill of controversy: Nepal
Senior leader of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Madhav Kumar Nepal has suggested that the government must be ready to address the genuine concerns of mediapersons regarding the controversial Media Council...
Senior leaders of ruling party stand against proposed Media Council Bill
Amid journalists’ protest against the Media Council Bill, presented by the government in Parliament, some senior leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party too have stood against it. Journalists’ umbrella...
Editors issue joint-statement, demand withdrawal of Media Council Bill
KATHMANDU: Editors from Nepali Press fraternity have today issued a joint statement demanding the withdrawal of the much controversial Media Council Bill. The statement issued by 21 editors associated with...